Chapter 119: Awakened Ao Jia

"We share the same surname, what a coincidence!"

Nezha looked at Ao Bing, then suddenly flew to his face.

"What are you doing?"

Instinctively gripping the ice hammer, Ao Bing looked at Nezha warily.

However, the other side had no intention of making a move, so Ao Bing naturally didn't either.

"Ha, I won!"

Suddenly, Nezha grinned.

???

Ao Bing was completely confused, seemingly not understanding what Nezha meant.

Seeing Ao Bing seemed not to understand, Nezha raised his right hand and gestured on his own head.

"Height, I mean height!"

Nezha said proudly: "We were evenly matched in combat, but I'm taller than you, so I won!"

Hearing that, Ao Bing's expression stiffened slightly, and he felt a bit unwilling to accept it.

"Your hair standing up doesn't count!"

"Tsk, you're such a sore loser!"

Nezha pursed his lips, then glanced at the sky and said: "Forget it, I'm not going to talk to you anymore—it's getting late, I need to go home and eat, or else my mom will nag me again!"

Having said that, he didn't wait for Ao Bing's reaction, shot up into the sky, and vanished from Ao Bing's sight in the blink of an eye.

Watching Nezha's retreating back, Ao Bing stared blankly for a moment.

"Ao, Ao Bing, what's wrong with you?"

At that moment, Shen Gongbao appeared beside Ao Bing.

"Master, do you mean I'm short because I suffered from malnutrition as a child?"

Having been raised by his father since childhood, Ao Bing had eaten all kinds of heavenly treasures and earthly riches but never drunk milk, so he has always been concerned about his height.

After all, his cousin Ao Lie is now a head taller than him.

Hearing that, Shen Gongbao stared at Ao Bing in shock, recalling the scene when Ao Bing was born.

Back then, Shen Gongbao misunderstood Ao Guang's meaning and even specially explained that he was a male leopard.

However, Ao Bing, who grew up without a mother, could only grow up eating various heavenly treasures and earthly riches.

"Could it be that this really affects one's height?"

Indeed, in Shen Gongbao's impression, the dragon race tends to be tall and sturdy, and Ao Bing certainly falls into the category of poor development.

But faced with this problem, Shen Gongbao could do nothing—after all, where could he find a mother for Ao Bing?

……

"Mom, you don't know—I met someone today who's about my age and could barely fight me to a draw, and he's a dragon."

While eating the delicious food his mother made, Nezha recounted what had happened today.

"Right, Mom, you need to teach me a few more moves—next time I'll definitely defeat him!"

Smiling, she wiped the oil off Nezha's mouth with a handkerchief, then Lady Yin turned her head to look at Ao Yifan beside her and gave him a meaningful glance.

"Madam, what's that look? From Nezha's description, that boy must be Ao Bing, the son of the East Sea Dragon King, and has nothing to do with me!"

Ao Yifan replied speechlessly, feeling that ever since Nezha betrayed him last time, Lady Yin has been trusting him less and less.

"Is his reputation really that bad?"

"However, judging from Nezha's description, Ao Bing's side seems ready, so we should also start preparing for the matter of the Responding Dragon."

Thinking about that, Ao Yifan glanced at the Fairy Yunhua beside him.

He is a responsible man; he had promised to help Fairy Yunhua rescue her older sister, the Responding Dragon.

Now the timing is ripe, so the plan should begin.

……

"You really are, my older brother?"

Above the East Sea surface, the fragmented soul of Ao Yi looked at the bandaged person before him and couldn't help but frown.

"You foolish younger brother, don't you remember—I personally bit off your dragon horn?"

The bandaged person slowly unwrapped the bandages on his body, revealing a face both familiar and strange.

Ao Yi's fragmented soul shuddered violently, for he had recognized that the bandaged person before him was none other than his eldest brother, Ao Jia, whom they had long presumed dead.

"Elder brother, your dragon horn!"

Looking at Ao Jia now, Ao Yi's face showed worry.

Some mishaps occurred, but that's not important; what matters is that we must save our mother and prevent the whole dragon clan from becoming total lackeys of the Heavenly Court!

Ao Jia said.

Frowning, Ao Yi's fragmented soul said: "Elder brother, do you know where our honored mother is? Also, what does it mean to become a lackey of the Heavenly Court?"

"Second Brother, don't pretend in front of the elder brother—you haven't secretly been opposing all along, and Third Brother, having reincarnated as the Spirit Pearl, ascended to the Heavenly Realm to serve it, right?"

Ao Jia said.

Hearing that, Ao Yi's eyes flashed with pain, and he helplessly said: "But what's the use of opposing? Ever since that Holy Dragon appeared, the stance of the Four Seas dragon clan has completely changed—even our father has become that person's most loyal subordinate!"

"That's why we must rescue our mother!"

Ao Jia said: "Only our mother can turn the current situation of the dragon clan around and contend with that so-called Holy Dragon!"

"But our honored mother has been missing for many years; I've searched for years and still—"

Without letting Ao Yi finish, Ao Jia cut in: "Rest assured, I've hidden my identity these years and finally found where our honored mother is; however, we still need one thing to truly rescue her!"

"What thing?"

Ao Yi felt somewhat excited, after all, if they could truly rescue Mother, not only could they reunite the family, but they might even be able to turn around the current situation of the Four Seas Dragon Clan.

After all, Mother's strength has been etched in Ao Yi's heart since childhood.

"Spirit Pearl!"

But when Ao Jia uttered the two words "Spirit Pearl", Ao Yi's body trembled again.

"Older brother, what do you mean?"

Ao Yi's expression became somewhat doubtful and uncertain.

"Younger brother, you're smart; you must have already guessed it!"

Ao Jia said in a deep voice: "I have found Mother's whereabouts, but that place has a very powerful seal; with our strength, even adding Father, we absolutely cannot break that seal, but the Spirit Pearl possesses extremely strong heavenly-earth spiritual energy, and it is precisely the key to breaking the seal!"

"But the Spirit Pearl has now merged with Third Brother; would that put Third Brother in danger?"

Ao Yi hesitated somewhat.

Although opportunities to meet Third Brother Ao Bing are few, Ao Yi dotes greatly on that lovable younger brother.

"Younger brother, at this point, what are you hesitating about? Rescuing Mother is our duty as children, and moreover, if Third Brother knew about this, he would certainly be willing as well!"

Ao Jia said.

"Then, do we need to tell Father about this?"

Ao Yi asked.

"No!"

Ao Jia shook his head and said: "Now Father has almost placed all his hopes on Third Brother Ao Bing; I am also uncertain whether he would be willing to let Third Brother go on an adventure for the sake of rescuing Mother, so you must secretly take Third Brother out."

A flicker of struggle crossed his eyes; Ao Yi always felt that doing this was really too risky.

But at present, this also seems to be the only way.

"Alright, I will go see Third Brother now and ask for his opinion!"

Ao Yi still wanted to first go see Ao Bing and ask for his personal opinion.